Russia to award pilots involved in US drone incident

Headline: Irish Independent

U.S. officials said Friday that a RQ-4 Global Hawk flew through the region — the first U.S. aircraft to do so since the skirmish, according to Reuters.
Fox News
The Russian statement said the awards had been presented by Sergei Shoigu, the country's minister of defense and a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Newsweek
The United States uses MQ-9s for surveillance and carrying out strikes, and has long operated over the Black Sea, keeping an eye on Russian naval forces.
News18
The MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed into the water near Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday after its propeller was struck by an Su-27 jet.
The Sun

quotes

posts

reference

Минобороны России
⚡️ Министр обороны Российской Федерации генерал армии Сергей Шойгу представил к награждению государственными наградами летчиков самолетов Су-27, предотвративших нарушение американским беспилотным летательным аппаратом MQ-9 границ района временного режима использования воздушного пространства, установленного в целях проведения специальной военной операции. Границы района были доведены...
2 links